Such a jewel, such a symbol, such a…dinosaur. There is a plan afoot to take Vizcaya out of the hands of County Bureaucrats. Well, it’s about time if you ask me. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens would leave Miami-Dade’s bureaucracy under a plan to privatize the tourist attraction, a key part of a reorganization aimed at boosting revenue. […]

Chipotle just doesn’t cut it anymore. We want it fresh. We want it cheap. We want it fast. And most importantly, we don’t want it to taste like it’s good for us. That’s a tall order for the new crop of healthy fast-casual restaurant chains, a segment that has struggled in the past but now […]

You have to hand it to the planners of the City and County of Miami. They are not hindered by tradition. They are willing to propose and try just about anything. The Port Tunnel, the SkyRise “thing”, and Marlins Stadium are examples. Well hey, they can’t all be winners. Now, they are proposing a “hack” […]

So, it took them awhile to get around to it, and Miami in the Summertime is not the best time for real estate or outdoor activities, but hey, we have another reality show. Just what we all need. After months of speculation, Bravo finally revealed the cast of “Million Dollar Listing Miami.” The network announced […]

So, who doesn’t want to go skiing in the middle of the summer in Miami. The question — and, even more so, his own answer — made Omar Olivera sigh heavily. But, yeah, he reluctantly admitted, having a giant shopping mall with a water park, a ski slope and a submarine ride in Northwest Miami-Dade […]

A local magazine is putting together a web feature called “South Florida by the numbers” which catalogs the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics. This week’s feature is Little Havana. For more than 30 years, the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana has hosted the massive Calle Ocho street festival, one of Miami’s signature […]